Tag Archives: Equipment Financing

Hurry up and wait (until month’s end!)

One thing I noticed in my job as an equipment financing specialist is the fact that people (and businesses) can be very predictable. Time and time again, the same patterns emerge – enough for me to notice and write a blog post about it. Today I’ll talk about a trend that plays out month after month, quarter after… Read More »

Reason #9 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank – RATE ADJUSTMENT

Boy, we’re almost there. We’re all the way to number nine in our “ten reasons why an equipment financing company is better than a bank” series. And reason nine is a pretty simple one – an equipment financing company offers fixed term rates. The bank would prefer an adjustable rate. To illustrate this, let’s pretend I’m an equipment… Read More »

Reason #4 why an equipment financing company is better than a bank – Compensating Balance

Ok, let’s continue our series on why an equipment financing company is better than the bank. And we’re up to reason #4, which is “compensating balance”. Now what is a compensating balance? Well, it’s nothing more than the bank saying “hey, we loaned you one hundred thousand dollars… the least you can do is have thirty thousand dollars… Read More »

An equipment financing company is easier to work with than the bank

SIMPLICITY! This is reason one of my ten-part series “why an equipment financing company beats the bank if you are looking to finance or lease equipment.” The fact of the matter is this – the simplicity of working with an equipment financing company trumps the painfully thick paperwork file the bank will want you to sort through. C’mon,… Read More »